Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley disclosed over the weekend that the FBI had met with her during the Republican Party presidential primary to inform her of Iranian interference aimed at undermining her campaign.
Haley shared this information during a Sunday interview with CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on “Face The Nation,” as she discussed foreign influence operations affecting U.S. elections.
“Look at what happened in [New York Governor Kathy] Hochul’s office with the Chinese influence and what was happening there,” Haley said. “Look at the murder-for-hire plot on U.S. soil, which I was named in, by Iran. This has been going on for years. Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, to some extent, they have spent years on the cheapest form of warfare is, which is, how do you divide Americans and cause chaos They have done that. When I was running my presidential campaign, the FBI had a separate hearing with me to let me know that Iran was meddling in our – influencing the election through with our campaign.”
She stated that the FBI had informed her that the Iranians were attempting to “hurt” her campaign or even kill her.
.@NikkiHaley says the FBI told her during her presidential campaign that Iran was meddling in the election to hurt her bid for the White House. She adds that she was later named in Iranian assassination plots, which also targeted President Biden and former President Donald Trump.… pic.twitter.com/hoyKEdNnvX
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“Don’t just look at Russia. Don’t just look at China. Don’t just look at Iran. The biggest lesson we need to take is, when you look at social media, I bet you a larger percentage of those are foreign engagements,” she said. “And when I was in Taiwan, they would tell you they could look at Facebook. Any time Taiwan put something out, it was suppressed. Anything China put out, it was played up. America needs to wake up when it comes to foreign actors.”
